Send Me by Patrick Ryan

Send Me by Patrick Ryan

Patrick Ryan's first work of fiction is written with such authority, grace, and wisdom, it might be the capstone of a distinguished literary career.

In the Florida of NASA launches, ranch houses, and sudden hurricanes, Teresa Kerrigan, ungrounded by two divorces, tries to hold her life together. But her ex-husbands linger in the background while her four children spin away to their own separate futures, each carrying the baggage of a complex family history. Matt serves as caretaker to the ailing father who abandoned him as a child, while his wild teenage sister, Karen, hides herself in marriage to a born-again salesman. Joe, a perpetual outsider, struggles with a private sibling rivalry that nearly derails him. And then there's the youngest, Frankie, an endearing, eccentric sci-fi freak who's been searching since childhood for intelligent life in the universe-and finds it.

Written with wry affection, and with compassion for every character in its pages, Send Me is a wholly original, haunting evocation of family love, loss, and, ultimately, forgiveness.

From the Hardcover edition.

Ryan was born and raised in New York before moving to Los Angeles in 1962. After graduating from Art Center College of Design, he worked in Los Angeles before relocating to the San Francisco Bay Area. He collaborated with underground cartoonist David Sheridan to create the fictitious California Homegrowers Association when he was there. Ryan now resides in Sonoma County, where he makes unique artwork for wine labels, festival and concert posters, and tee shirts.

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ISBN 13	9780385338752
ISBN 10	0385338759
Title	Send Me
Author	Patrick Ryan
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2007-01-30
Number of pages	320
Prizes	Commended for Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize 2006
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.